Run with heart. Dance with soul. Climb with courage. Still..i rise.
I'm a competitive person by nature. I maintain high expectations for myself. A goal-setter. Boundary breaker. Maybe it's the Taurus in me. Maybe it's the Long Island in me. Maybe it's the "me" in me. Conversely, and more importantly, I am soothed by Nature. To be in a place away from the everyday distractions...the hustle …
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I blinked and fall flew right by into winter. Family. Hiking. Ebbs. Flows. Birthdays. Holidays. More Ebbs. More Flows. Remembering to breathe it all in and love it all out. Because it's all gonna be alright. You know, braving the wilderness. "Braving the Wilderness" are the words Brené Brown gave to brilliantly describe this exact …
A week or so ago, I didn't get out of bed for 2 days. I slipped briefly back into the darkness. (I tried to blame it on the rain but...) There is a vague memory of getting up long enough to make my kids breakfast and then my oldest took over for the rest, as …
will never find it. -Roald Dahl If quotes could be life verses, this one is in my top three! Magic has always felt woven into my soul somehow. Yes, magic. Like "give this girl a wand" kind of magic. But also, the other kind...like the magic of miracles. The sense of that kind of magic permeates my …
Thursday, December 29th, 2016: A long winding, slushy drive to the Adirondacks in a snowstorm. Three women. Enthusiastic, nervous and full of anticipation for the journey ahead come morning! After checking into the RoosterComb Inn, in Keene Valley, upon arrival (finally!) they headed out to Placid for some window-shopping, meal-sharing, marshmallow-roasting, snowy sauntering fun. In …
you've gained something else." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Last April, I wrote the piece, Tick, Tock…Tick, Tock… about my struggles with the concept of "time." Completely consumed by it at the time, focusing on anything else was near to impossible. Time continues to be a reoccurring theme in my life. However, I am not nearly as anxious …
So life happened. The journey of beautiful triumphs and heartbreaking moments. You've been there too, right? Those times in your life when you need to take time to reflect, reground and rise again? Something like this: But actually more like this: I have so many adventures to tell about during my "life sabbatical": my first …
On Sunday, July 24th, I decided to hike an "easy" duo for my 3rd day in the Adirondacks. I set out on the trail after a full breakfast at the Loj. I was not sure what to expect for these two mountains, except for the fact that both summits are completely wooded. It is funny …
On Saturday morning, the day after I hiked Mount Marshall, I drove up to the ADK Loj for the remainder of my hiking weekend in the Adirondacks. The weather felt a bit cooler, but I honestly couldn't tell because my legs were sore from the day before, it's all I could think about. My original …
A few weeks ago, I attempted to hike Mount Marshall in the Adirondacks. Unfortunately, I had to abandon my climb due to thunderstorms. This past Friday, July 22nd, I returned to Upper Works for "Mount Marshall: Take 2." I have left home at around 7 am, and after a 4 hour drive up to Newcomb, …
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